nivāsa (8498)

nivāsa
Entry 8498, Page 306, Col. 1

(nivAsa, nivAsa)
nivāsa¦, m. (= Pali id.), (former) state of existence; usually in cpds. pūrva-(pūrve-)ni°, qq.v.; with separation of the cpd., pūrve (so all mss., Senart em. °vaṃ) ca nivāsa- vāraṃ (time, turn) Mv i.4.8; rarely otherwise, nivāsānut- tarya-saṃpanna Mv iii.320.5 (see anuttarya), perfect in the supreme excellence of (former) births. See also s.v. pūrve-vāsa.